Key Elections

May 14, 1985

ROME — Socialist Prime Minister Bettino Craxi's center-left coalition will win a solid majority in regional, provincial and local elections Sunday and Monday, said Doxa, Italy's most authoritative polling organization. Coming up short: The Communists. Projections of preliminary results in regional elections indicated Monday that the Communists failed in their attempt to

replace the Christian Democrats as Italy's largest political party. Results of local and provincial elections were expected today. The Christian Democrats and the Socialists, Liberals, Republicans and Social Democrats make up Craxi's coalition government. The two-day vote: A test of the parties' strength.